Differentiate between Molar and Normal. Out of 1 Normal and 1 Molar which one is morr concentrated and Why?
CHEM. CLASS 11
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Molarity is the most commonly used measure of concentration. It is expressed as the number of moles of solute per liter of solution.
A 1 M solution of H2SO4 contains 1 mole of H2SO4 per liter of solution.
H2SO4 dissociates into H+ and SO4- ions in water. For every mole of H2SO4 that dissociates in solution, 2 moles of H+ and 1 mole of SO4- ions are formed. This is where normality is generally used.
What Is Normality?
Normality is a measure of concentration that is equal to the gram equivalent weight per liter of solution. Gram equivalent weight is a measure of the reactive capacity of a molecule.
The solution's role in the reaction determines the solution's normality.
For acid reactions, a 1 M H2SO4 solution will have a normality (N) of 2 N because 2 moles of H+ ions are present per liter of solution.
For sulfide precipitation reactions, where the SO4- ion is the important part, the same 1 M H2SO4 solution will have a normality of 1 N